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** In Chapter 13, Blake sneaks into the computer lab to gain access to security footage. If they make too many wrong choices, Toby will catch them in the act and turn them in (this doesn't happen if you took the premium choice to set Toby up on a date with Millie).
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* FakeRelationship: Tyler reveals that he and Gabbie were never in a real relationship, he was helping her by pretending to be her boyfriend.
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Perdita's ultimately unresolved investigation into Beachwood's corruption hinted towards this.
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''tevie '''S'''un.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Tyler is very quick to anger and tends to become physically violent when he feels threatened.
* HappyMarriageCharade: Joanna's parents set up an image of a HappilyMarried couple in public, but they often argue in private. Indeed, Dr. Morgan has been cheating on his wife with a teacher.
* HappyMarriageCharade: Joanna's parents set up an image of a HappilyMarried couple in public, but they often argue in private. Indeed, Dr. Morgan has been cheating on his wife with a teacher.
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* KidDetective: Blake is a high school student and has been investigating mysteries at a young age before investigating Gabbie's murder.
* LegallyDead: After some time of Perdita being missing, Blake's parents accepted her to be dead, and held a funeral for her and erected a gravestone for her without her body.
* LegallyDead: After some time of Perdita being missing, Blake's parents accepted her to be dead, and held a funeral for her and erected a gravestone for her without her body.
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* MeaningfulName: Blake's sister Perdita's name means "loss" in Italian, and she has been missing for four years.
* MiddleNameBasis: "Blake" is actually the protagonist's default middle name, which they go by. Their full name is Valentine "Blake" Stone.
* MiddleNameBasis: "Blake" is actually the protagonist's default middle name, which they go by. Their full name is Valentine "Blake" Stone.
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* MultiethnicName: Millie Pereira. Millie is a name of English origin and diminitive of various names and Pereira is a surname of Portuguese origin.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Blake's sister Perdita went missing four years ago and was presumed dead by everyone except Blake, who believes she could still be alive.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Blake's sister Perdita went missing four years ago and was presumed dead by everyone except Blake, who believes she could still be alive.
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* RevengeMyopia: [[spoiler: The murderer is revealed to be April Morris and she killed Gabbie because she got her brother thrown in prison, despite the fact that Gabbie was completely justified in doing so, as Brett had committed far worse crimes than Gabbie did]].
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* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:One of the major subplots in this book, communicated in some lines and premium scenes throughout it, is the unsolved disappearance of Blake's sister Perdita years ago, which is explained alongside heavy implications that Beechwood is a TownWithADarkSecret. Ultimately, both arcs are left unresolved, presumably due to plans to develop a sequel to the book having to be canceled.]] A {{Cliffhanger}} is arguably averted because the book ends with [[spoiler:Blake accepting the lack of resolution and need to move on in life for the sake of their loved ones]].
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:April gave Gabbie drugs intending to cause her to make a fool of herself at Homecoming. She didn't originally intend for the drugs to cause her death, which they did when they caused her to fall into the pool and drown. Subverted as April acknowledged that she chose not to help her out of the water anyway]].
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:April gave Gabbie drugs intending to cause her to make a fool of herself at Homecoming. She didn't originally intend for the drugs to cause her death, which they did when they caused her to fall into the pool and drown. Subverted as April acknowledged that she chose not to help her out of the water anyway]].
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first VIP book under the new plan to have its general release scheduled on a different day to the VIP release. For VIP players, the chapters release on Fridays, for all players, the chapters are scheduled to be released on Wednesdays.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first VIP book under the new plan to have its general release scheduled on a different day to the VIP release. For VIP players, the chapters release were released on Fridays, for all players, but the general release had chapters are scheduled to be released on Wednesdays.
* LegallyDead: After some time of Perdita being missing, Blake's parents accepted her to be dead, and held a funeral for her and erected a gravestone for her without her body.
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* PoliceAreUseless: For whatever reason, the police refuse to investigate Gabbie's murder, leading Blake to investigate it themselves. They even refused to look into the disappearance of Blake's older sister four years prior to the start of the story. Subverted towards the end when they do assist in arresting the culprit if the player makes the right choice.
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** Chapter 14. [[spoiler: Dr. Morgan, for all he's done, is revealed to be innocent in regards to Gabbie's murder, Joanna disowns her father once and for all in an epic CallingTheOldManOut speech, and the chapter ends with Blake realising who the true killer is.]]
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** Chapter 14. [[spoiler: Dr. Morgan, for all he's done, is revealed to be innocent in regards to Gabbie's murder, Joanna disowns her father once and for all in an epic CallingTheOldManOut speech, and the chapter ends with Blake realising who the true killer is.]]]]
* YouMonster: Blake can say this to Brett Morris in Chapter 10 after he denies all responsibility of abusing his ex-girlfriend and nearly sexually assaulting Stevie.
--> '''Blake:''' Do you not feel even a ''sliver'' of remorse for what you've done?
--> '''Brett:''' Why should I?
--> '''Blake:''' You know what, I'm not even going to bother. It's like you don't even have the ''capacity'' for guilt.
* YouMonster: Blake can say this to Brett Morris in Chapter 10 after he denies all responsibility of abusing his ex-girlfriend and nearly sexually assaulting Stevie.
--> '''Blake:''' Do you not feel even a ''sliver'' of remorse for what you've done?
--> '''Brett:''' Why should I?
--> '''Blake:''' You know what, I'm not even going to bother. It's like you don't even have the ''capacity'' for guilt.
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* DevelopersForesight: If Blake is male or non-binary and chooses to kiss Tyler in Chapter 5, Tyler will comment that they are the first person Tyler kissed who wasn't a girl.
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** If Blake is male or non-binary and chooses to kiss Tyler in Chapter 5, Tyler will comment that they are the first person Tyler kissed who wasn't agirl.girl.
** Following an update after Chapter 10 was released, when Blake and their friends are discussing gender and sexuality following the reveal that [[spoiler: Gabbie was in love with Joanna]], more options were added. If Blake is transgender or non-binary and/or if they have chosen at least one romantic option with a love interest of the same gender, Blake mentions they are part of the LGBT+ community. They can mention that they've found a loving community at high school, that people have given them fake "support" to seem progressive, or they can mention that they've received homophobic and/or transphobic comments.
** If Blake is male or non-binary and chooses to kiss Tyler in Chapter 5, Tyler will comment that they are the first person Tyler kissed who wasn't a
** Following an update after Chapter 10 was released, when Blake and their friends are discussing gender and sexuality following the reveal that [[spoiler: Gabbie was in love with Joanna]], more options were added. If Blake is transgender or non-binary and/or if they have chosen at least one romantic option with a love interest of the same gender, Blake mentions they are part of the LGBT+ community. They can mention that they've found a loving community at high school, that people have given them fake "support" to seem progressive, or they can mention that they've received homophobic and/or transphobic comments.
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* CastFullOfGay: Most of the main characters are LGBT (or can be, depending on how Blake is customized).
** Blake has both male and female love interests, and they can be trans or non-binary.
** Tyler is straight at first, but later realises he isn't [[ClosetKey if a non-female Blake romances him]].
** Donovan and Stevie are canonically bisexual.
** [[spoiler: Gabbie and Joanna]] were in a same-sex relationship. [[spoiler: Gabbie]] is bisexual, while [[spoiler: Joanna]] is a lesbian.
** [[spoiler: Mr Lewis]], the CoolTeacher who [[spoiler: helps Blake near the end of the story and doesn't hold a grudge against them for a false accusation]], is gay.
** Blake has both male and female love interests, and they can be trans or non-binary.
** Tyler is straight at first, but later realises he isn't [[ClosetKey if a non-female Blake romances him]].
** Donovan and Stevie are canonically bisexual.
** [[spoiler: Gabbie and Joanna]] were in a same-sex relationship. [[spoiler: Gabbie]] is bisexual, while [[spoiler: Joanna]] is a lesbian.
** [[spoiler: Mr Lewis]], the CoolTeacher who [[spoiler: helps Blake near the end of the story and doesn't hold a grudge against them for a false accusation]], is gay.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Ultimately, the story ends this way. April is imprisoned, Claudia recovers from her trauma, Brett and the rest of his family move away, and Gabbie has finally been avenged. However, Blake can choose to give up being a detective, and Perdita's disappearance is never solved, but Blake (and Perdita's old boyfriend) realize that they should move on, because that's what Perdita would have wanted.]]
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* PoliceAreUseless: For whatever reason, the police refuses to investigate Gabbie's murder, leading Blake to investigate it themselves. They even refused to look into the disappearance of Blake's older sister four years prior to the start of the story.
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* RevengeMyopia: [[spoiler: The murderer is revealed to be April Morris and she killed Gabbie because she got her brother thrown in prison, despite the fact that Gabbie was completely justified in doing so, as Brett had committed far worse crimes than Gabbie did]].
* RevengeMyopia: [[spoiler: The murderer is revealed to be April Morris and she killed Gabbie because she got her brother thrown in prison, despite the fact that Gabbie was completely justified in doing so, as Brett had committed far worse crimes than Gabbie did]].
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* NonStandardGameOver: In Chapter 3, if Blake either jumps out of Tyler's car too early or takes the wrong path during the chase scene, they die, sending you back to an earlier checkpoint. As such, this is the first time the protagonist of a Choices story can die if they make the wrong choices since ''VisualNovel/{{Shipwrecked}}'', and Blake is currently the youngest Choices protagonist who can do so.
** In Chapter 15, while escaping the killer ([[spoiler:aka April Morris]]), if Blake chooses to take the lift, they encounter [[spoiler:her]] waiting for them before [[spoiler:she]] kills them, and you have to repeat this choice.
** In Chapter 15, while escaping the killer ([[spoiler:aka April Morris]]), if Blake chooses to take the lift, they encounter [[spoiler:her]] waiting for them before [[spoiler:she]] kills them, and you have to repeat this choice.
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** In Chapter 3, if Blake either jumps out of Tyler's car too early or takes the wrong path during the chase scene, they die, sending you back to an earlier checkpoint. As such, this is the first time the protagonist of a Choices story can die if they make the wrong choices since ''VisualNovel/{{Shipwrecked}}'', and Blake is currently the youngest Choices protagonist who can do so.
** In Chapter 15, while escaping the killer([[spoiler:aka ([[spoiler:A.K.A April Morris]]), if Blake chooses to take the lift, elevator, they encounter [[spoiler:her]] waiting for them before [[spoiler:she]] kills them, and you have to repeat this choice.
** In Chapter 3, if Blake either jumps out of Tyler's car too early or takes the wrong path during the chase scene, they die, sending you back to an earlier checkpoint. As such, this is the first time the protagonist of a Choices story can die if they make the wrong choices since ''VisualNovel/{{Shipwrecked}}'', and Blake is currently the youngest Choices protagonist who can do so.
** In Chapter 15, while escaping the killer
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* BigBad[=/=]BitchInSheepsClothing: Brett's sister April appears to be a sweet and kind girl, until it is revealed in Chapter 15 that [[spoiler:she killed Gabbie to avenge Brett's imprisonment, thus revealing she's as bad as Brett.]]
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* BigBad[=/=]BitchInSheepsClothing: BigBad: [[spoiler: Brett's sister April [[BitchInSheepsClothing appears to be a sweet and kind girl, girl]], until it is revealed in Chapter 15 that [[spoiler:she she killed Gabbie to avenge Brett's imprisonment, imprisonment (and plans to do the same to Claudia), thus revealing she's as bad as Brett.]]
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* BigBad[=/=]BitchInSheepsClothing: Brett's sister April appears to be a sweet and kind girl, until it is revealed in Chapter 15 that she [[spoiler:she killed Gabbie [[spoiler:to to avenge Brett's imprisonment, thus revealing she's as bad as Brett.]]
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* BigBad[=/=]BitchInSheepsClothing: Brett's sister April appears to be a sweet and kind girl, until it is revealed in Chapter 15 that she killed Gabbie [[spoiler:to avenge Brett's imprisonment, thus revealing she's as bad as Brett.]]
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* NoBisexuals: Surprisingly averted for a murder mystery story where [[spoiler: the murder victim is revealed to have been in a same-sex SecretRelationship, in addition to having [[TheBeard a fake partner of the opposite sex]]. When the gang find out that Gabbie had a secret girlfriend, rather than assume she was gay, they instead use the term "queer", and Gabbie explicitly identifies as bisexual in a flashback scene while discussing her sexuality with her girlfriend.]]
** Two of the love interests, Donovan and Stevie, both identify as bi. Tyler identifies as straight at the beginning of the story, but if the player romances him while playing as a male, there is extra dialogue in which he begins to reconsider his sexuality.
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** When the gang find out that [[spoiler: Gabbie had a secret girlfriend, rather than assume she was gay, they instead use the term "queer", and Gabbie explicitly identifies as bisexual in a flashback scene while discussing her sexuality with her girlfriend.]]
**Two Averting this trope further, two of the love interests, Donovan and Stevie, both identify as bi. Tyler identifies as straight at the beginning of the story, but if the player romances him while playing as a male, there is extra dialogue in which he begins to reconsider his sexuality.
** When the gang find out that [[spoiler: Gabbie had a secret girlfriend, rather than assume she was gay, they instead use the term "queer", and Gabbie explicitly identifies as bisexual in a flashback scene while discussing her sexuality with her girlfriend.]]
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* HappyMarriageCharade: Joanna's parents set up an image of a HappilyMarried couple in public, but they often argue in private. Indeed, Dr. Morgan has been cheating on his wife with a teacher.
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* CureYourGays: Joanna was sent to conversion therapy at the age of twelve, and this made her hate herself for a long time.
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** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl and forced to hide the relationship due to said girl's extremely homophobic parents. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
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** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl and forced to hide the relationship due to said girl's extremely homophobic parents. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
** Chapter 14. [[spoiler: Dr. Morgan, for all he's done, is revealed to be innocent in regards to Gabbie's murder, Joanna disowns her father once and for all in an epic CallingTheOldManOut speech, and the chapter ends with Blake realising who the true killer is.]]
** Chapter 14. [[spoiler: Dr. Morgan, for all he's done, is revealed to be innocent in regards to Gabbie's murder, Joanna disowns her father once and for all in an epic CallingTheOldManOut speech, and the chapter ends with Blake realising who the true killer is.]]
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* HateSink:
** Brett Morris, a spoiled rich kid who has been in and out of prison so much that they might as well install a revolving door, despite his privileged lifestyle. He's a drug dealer, a thief, an abuser of women, and he made the lives of many people a living hell, even disrespecting Gabbie after she was murdered. Worse, he's gaslit both his ex-girlfriend and Stevie into believing that they were responsible for his treatment of them, and sees nothing wrong with his behavior, not even when Blake confronts him about it. He's essentially the book's answer to [[Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy Bryce Walker]].
** Dr. Morgan, Joanna's father. He sent his only daughter to conversion therapy at the age of ''twelve'', not caring about how she hated her own mind when it was all over, as long as she was "cured". Even when he became a top researcher to fix his daughter's epilepsy, it was out of a desire to maintain the image of having a perfect family, rather than to help his daughter. When Joanna reveals that she was in a relationship with Gabbie, Dr. Morgan kicks his daughter out of the house, despite her only being 17 at the time. Later, Morgan is revealed to be a massive {{Hypocrite}}; despite everything, Morgan cheated on his wife, while simultaneously abusing and shaming his daughter for conflicting with his image of "a perfect, happy family".
** Brett Morris, a spoiled rich kid who has been in and out of prison so much that they might as well install a revolving door, despite his privileged lifestyle. He's a drug dealer, a thief, an abuser of women, and he made the lives of many people a living hell, even disrespecting Gabbie after she was murdered. Worse, he's gaslit both his ex-girlfriend and Stevie into believing that they were responsible for his treatment of them, and sees nothing wrong with his behavior, not even when Blake confronts him about it. He's essentially the book's answer to [[Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy Bryce Walker]].
** Dr. Morgan, Joanna's father. He sent his only daughter to conversion therapy at the age of ''twelve'', not caring about how she hated her own mind when it was all over, as long as she was "cured". Even when he became a top researcher to fix his daughter's epilepsy, it was out of a desire to maintain the image of having a perfect family, rather than to help his daughter. When Joanna reveals that she was in a relationship with Gabbie, Dr. Morgan kicks his daughter out of the house, despite her only being 17 at the time. Later, Morgan is revealed to be a massive {{Hypocrite}}; despite everything, Morgan cheated on his wife, while simultaneously abusing and shaming his daughter for conflicting with his image of "a perfect, happy family".
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* ClosetKey: Blake can be this for Tyler if they are male or non-binary and they choose to romance him.
--> '''Tyler:''' ''(if a non-female Blake kisses him in Chapter 5)'' That was my first time kissing a guy/non-binary person. I always thought I was straight. Guess not.
--> '''Tyler:''' ''(if a non-female Blake kisses him in Chapter 5)'' That was my first time kissing a guy/non-binary person. I always thought I was straight. Guess not.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Blake accusing Mr Lewis of having an affair with Gabbie not only led to the latter being hauled to court, it culminated in [[spoiler:Gabbie's girlfriend Joanna getting kicked out of home by her parents after she was forced to reveal their secret relationship.]]
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* TeacherStudentRomance: In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Gabbie was in a relationship with Mr. Lewis, one of the most popular teachers in school.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Gabbie was in a relationship with Mr. Lewis, one of the most popular teachers in school. [[spoiler:Subverted in Chapter 10 when it is revealed that Gabbie was in a relationship with a girl, and Mr Lewis was helping them to elope.]]
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** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl and forced to hide the relationship due to the said girl's extremely homophobic parents. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
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* NoBisexuals: Surprisingly averted for a murder mystery story where [[spoiler: the murder victim is revealed to have been in a same-sex SecretRelationship, in addition to having [[TheBeard a fake partner of the opposite sex]]. When the gang find out that Gabbie had a secret girlfriend, rather than assume she was gay, they instead use the term "queer", and Gabbie explicitly identifies as bisexual in a flashback scene while discussing her sexuality with her girlfriend]].
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** Two of the love interests, Donovan and Stevie, both identify as bi. Tyler identifies as straight at the beginning of the story, but if the player romances him while playing as a male, there is extra dialogue in which he begins to reconsider his sexuality.
** Two of the love interests, Donovan and Stevie, both identify as bi. Tyler identifies as straight at the beginning of the story, but if the player romances him while playing as a male, there is extra dialogue in which he begins to reconsider his sexuality.
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** Chapter 7. [[spoiler: Brett, the prime suspect in Gabbie's murder, is revealed to be innocent; while he was released from juvie days before Gabbie's death, this chapter reveals that he broke parole and was thrown back in, meaning he couldn't have murdered Gabbie. Then, at the end of the chapter, Blake finds out who bought the necklace for Gabbie (the person who she was likely having an affair with): her teacher.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
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** Chapter 7. [[spoiler: Brett, the prime suspect in Gabbie's murder, is revealed to be innocent; while he was released from juvie days before Gabbie's death, this chapter reveals that he broke parole and was thrown back in, meaning he couldn't have murdered Gabbie. Then, at the end of the chapter, Blake finds out who bought the necklace for Gabbie (the person who she was likely having an affair with): her teacher.teacher, Mr. Lewis.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with agirl.girl and forced to hide the relationship due to the girl's extremely homophobic parents. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a
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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 7. [[spoiler: Brett, the prime suspect in Gabbie's murder, is revealed to be innocent; while he was released from juvie days before Gabbie's death, this chapter reveals that he broke parole and was thrown back in, meaning he couldn't have murdered Gabbie. Then, at the end of the chapter, Blake finds out who bought the necklace for Gabbie (the person who she was likely having an affair with): her teacher.]]
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** Chapter 7. [[spoiler: Brett, the prime suspect in Gabbie's murder, is revealed to be innocent; while he was released from juvie days before Gabbie's death, this chapter reveals that he broke parole and was thrown back in, meaning he couldn't have murdered Gabbie. Then, at the end of the chapter, Blake finds out who bought the necklace for Gabbie (the person who she was likely having an affair with): her teacher.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
** Chapter 7. [[spoiler: Brett, the prime suspect in Gabbie's murder, is revealed to be innocent; while he was released from juvie days before Gabbie's death, this chapter reveals that he broke parole and was thrown back in, meaning he couldn't have murdered Gabbie. Then, at the end of the chapter, Blake finds out who bought the necklace for Gabbie (the person who she was likely having an affair with): her teacher.]]
** Chapter 10. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mr Lewis was a RedHerring, and that Gabbie was in a SecretRelationship with a girl. Now Blake and the girl in question have to figure out how to prove Mr Lewis' innocence without outing her.]]
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''Murder at Homecoming'' is a book in the ''VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay'' series. It was released on July 29, 2022 for VIP players, with the general release currently set for September 14, 2022.
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''Murder at Homecoming'' is a book in the ''VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay'' series. It was released on July 29, 2022 for VIP players, with the general release currently set for players and on September 14, 2022.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first VIP book to have its general release scheduled on a different day to the VIP release. For VIP players, the chapters release on Fridays, for all players, the chapters are scheduled to be released on Wednesdays.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first VIP book to have its general release scheduled on a different day to the VIP release. For VIP players, the chapters release on Fridays, for all players, the chapters are scheduled to be released on Wednesdays.
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* ContentWarnings: The book opens with a warning to say that it contains depictions of [[CruelAndUnusualDeath death]], [[DrugsAreBad substance abuse]], and [[DirtyCop law enforcement]] that may be disturbing to some.
* DarkerAndEdgier: By virtue of being a murder mystery story set in high school, where most of the characters (including Blake) are no older than 18, as well as containing references to drug use and not skimping on the details of Gabbie's murder. Additionally, Blake can ''die'' in Chapter 3 if they make the wrong choices (either by jumping out of a car too early or falling down a cliff while running away from Tyler)[[note]]Although this merely leads to a NonstandardGameOver, and you restart from the previous checkpoint, keep in mind that Blake is only 17[[/note]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: By virtue of being a murder mystery story set in high school, where most of the characters (including Blake) are no older than 18, as well as containing references to drug use and not skimping on the details of Gabbie's murder. Additionally, Blake can ''die'' in Chapter 3 if they make the wrong choices (either by jumping out of a car too early or falling down a cliff while running away from Tyler)[[note]]Although this merely leads to a NonstandardGameOver, and you restart from the previous checkpoint, keep in mind that Blake is only 17[[/note]].
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* ContentWarnings: ContentWarnings:
** The book opens with a warning to say that it contains depictions of [[CruelAndUnusualDeath death]], [[DrugsAreBad substance abuse]], and [[DirtyCop law enforcement]] that may be disturbing to some.
** Chapter 8 has another, more serious warning, due to the chapter containing references to TeacherStudentRomance and AttemptedRape. When the scene regarding the latter is about to start, the story gives you the option of being shown either the short version or the long version (saying that the latter version may be triggering).
* DarkerAndEdgier: By virtue of being a murder mystery story set in high school, where most of the characters (including Blake) are no older than 18, as well as containing references to drug use and not skimping on the details of Gabbie's murder. Additionally, Blake can ''die'' in Chapter 3 if they make the wrong choices (either by jumping out of a car too early or falling down a cliff while running away from Tyler)[[note]]Although this merely leads to a NonstandardGameOver, and you restart from the previous checkpoint, keep in mind that Blake is only 17[[/note]]. Chapter 8 takes things to an even darker territory, with a confirmed teacher-student relationship and Stevie mentioning that she was almost sexually assaulted when she was younger.
** The book opens with a warning to say that it contains depictions of [[CruelAndUnusualDeath death]], [[DrugsAreBad substance abuse]], and [[DirtyCop law enforcement]] that may be disturbing to some.
** Chapter 8 has another, more serious warning, due to the chapter containing references to TeacherStudentRomance and AttemptedRape. When the scene regarding the latter is about to start, the story gives you the option of being shown either the short version or the long version (saying that the latter version may be triggering).
* DarkerAndEdgier: By virtue of being a murder mystery story set in high school, where most of the characters (including Blake) are no older than 18, as well as containing references to drug use and not skimping on the details of Gabbie's murder. Additionally, Blake can ''die'' in Chapter 3 if they make the wrong choices (either by jumping out of a car too early or falling down a cliff while running away from Tyler)[[note]]Although this merely leads to a NonstandardGameOver, and you restart from the previous checkpoint, keep in mind that Blake is only 17[[/note]]. Chapter 8 takes things to an even darker territory, with a confirmed teacher-student relationship and Stevie mentioning that she was almost sexually assaulted when she was younger.
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* AttemptedRape: In Chapter 8, Stevie reveals that she was almost raped by [[spoiler:Brett]] during her freshman year.
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* AttemptedRape: In Chapter 8, Stevie reveals that she was almost raped by [[spoiler:Brett]] attempted to rape her during her freshman year.
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* AttemptedRape: In Chapter 8, Stevie reveals that she was almost raped by [[spoiler:Brett]] during her freshman year.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: In Chapter 7, it is revealed that Gabbie was in a relationship with Mr. Lewis, one of the most popular teachers in school.
